a) Construction of three dwellings with integral garages

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Proposal to build three dwellings with integral garages on a derelict former cafe site
• ✓Site had suffered a serious landslip and remained in poor condition
• ✓Inadequate space between garage doors and promenade wall for vehicle manoeuvring
• ✓Application refused by committee

This application sought permission to build three dwellings with integral garages at the former Cliffside and End Cafe site on Laxey Promenade. The site, at the southern end of the promenade, had previously held a cafe with living accommodation and some outbuildings, but had been left derelict following a serious landslip caused by heavy rainfall. The committee refused the application. The officer report noted a practical concern about the garage access: with only 4.5 metres between the garage doors and the promenade wall, there was insufficient space for vehicles to comfortably enter or exit. The officer's recommendation was recorded as a split decision, though the committee's final outcome was refusal.

The committee refused the application. One identified concern from the officer report was that only 4.5 metres separated the garage doors from the promenade wall, which was considered insufficient for vehicles to safely enter or exit the garages.

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